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November 5, 2018 By Brandy 4 Comments

Home » Craft Tutorials

Hand Warmer Muff Sewing Tutorial: Cozy Fleece

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A soft fleece hand warmer muff. Perfect for cold days! A simple 30-minute sewing project. Make a matching ear warmer for a gift set! This post contains affiliate links.

If you like fleece projects you will love this collection of simple fleece sewing tutorials.

A soft fleece hand warmer muff. Perfect for cold days! A simple 30-minute sewing project. Make a matching ear warmer for a gift set!

Do people use hand warmer muffs anymore? They seem like such a vintage item, usually made out of faux fur, but I had a feeling that my girls would each love to have one. Kaylee took hers to school and said that several girls asked what it was. When she showed them how it worked they said they liked it and wanted one too!

This little hand warmer muff is made out fleece so it is cozy by nature, but I also added a few layers of cotton batting. We all know that kids easily lose winter hats, gloves, and accessories so I also added a strap. When they are playing at recess and want to use their hands, the hand warmer muff easily hangs from their neck or across their body! If you are looking for another easy hand warmer for kids be sure to check out our pocket hand warmers. These are a great little sewing project for kids to make.

A soft fleece hand warmer muff. Perfect for cold days! A simple 30-minute sewing project. Make a matching ear warmer for a gift set!

Hand Warmer Muff Tutorial

Time: 30-45 minutes

Skill Level: Confident Beginner

Size: 5-12 years (see adult size in notes)

Supplies:

  • 1 (4″ x 33″) piece of fleece
  • 2 (15″ x 12″) pieces of fleece
  • 2-3 (14″ x 11″) pieces of lightweight batting
  • pins
  • scissors
  • sewing machine
  • walking food sewing machine attachment (optional)
  • thread
  • needle

Notes:

  • Use a zig-zag stitch for the entire project.
  • To make an adult size adjust the fleece strap to be 4″ x 40″, the fleece rectangles to be 18″ x 16″, and the batting to be 17″ x 15″.

A soft fleece hand warmer muff. Perfect for cold days! A simple 30-minute sewing project. Make a matching ear warmer for a gift set!

Instructions:

Fold the long piece of fleece in half so that you have a long 33″ tube with the wrong side of the fabric facing outward.

Pin along the side. Stitch along the side. Turn right side out. Top stitch along the long sides.

A soft fleece hand warmer muff. Perfect for cold days! A simple 30-minute sewing project. Make a matching ear warmer for a gift set!

Lay one of the pieces of fleece on your work surface with the right side of the fabric facing you. Pin the strap 2 inches from the right edge on each side.

A soft fleece hand warmer muff. Perfect for cold days! A simple 30-minute sewing project. Make a matching ear warmer for a gift set!

Place the other piece of fleece on top with the right side of the fabric facing down. Pin along the sides, sandwiching the ends of the strap in between the layers. Leave 1/2″ of space on each end.

Stitch along the dotted lines (shown above), but do not stitch past the purple pins.

A soft fleece hand warmer muff. Perfect for cold days! A simple 30-minute sewing project. Make a matching ear warmer for a gift set!

Turn the project right side out so that the strap is visible once more.

A soft fleece hand warmer muff. Perfect for cold days! A simple 30-minute sewing project. Make a matching ear warmer for a gift set!

Slide the layers of batting inside.

NOTE: I used thin batting (about the thickness of fleece) so I used 3 layers. If you use a high loft batting you may only need 1 layer. It just adds a bit of warmth and coziness.

A soft fleece hand warmer muff. Perfect for cold days! A simple 30-minute sewing project. Make a matching ear warmer for a gift set!

Fold the hand warmer muff in half. Make sure that the strap is in the middle.

A soft fleece hand warmer muff. Perfect for cold days! A simple 30-minute sewing project. Make a matching ear warmer for a gift set!

Turn it around so that the raw edges are facing you.

There will be 4 layers of fleece. Pin the 2 middle layers together.

Stitch these two pieces together.

You’ll be glad that you didn’t sew all the way to the edge above. Having that extra 1/2″ of space makes this step easier for a clean and finished look.

A soft fleece hand warmer muff. Perfect for cold days! A simple 30-minute sewing project. Make a matching ear warmer for a gift set!

Now that the center pieces have been sewn together it’s time to close up the muff!

You’ll notice that there are 2 more pieces of fleece. The outer pieces. Bring them together and fold the edges over about 1/4″-1/2″. Pin as you go.

Thread a needle with coordinating thread and slip stitch this entire seam closed.

Now all that’s left to do is turn your muff right side out so that the strap is on the outside!

A soft fleece hand warmer muff. Perfect for cold days! A simple 30-minute sewing project. Make a matching ear warmer for a gift set!

NOTE: You can top stitch around the ends (about 1/2″ or so from the edges) to keep the batting from bunching when you wash the muff in the washing machine. 

A cozy little tube to warm hands and a strap to keep it from getting lost!

A soft fleece hand warmer muff. Perfect for cold days! A simple 30-minute sewing project. Make a matching ear warmer for a gift set!

Would you like to make a matching ear warmer or scarf? The step by step tutorials for both of those are in my sewing book for kids!

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About Brandy

Welcome! I'm Brandy, mother to 5 darling kiddos and a cute black lab named Toby. My husband is in the Coast Guard so we've lived all over the place, turning each house into a home. I love baking, sewing, making cute things with my kids, and sharing what I've learned with all of you!

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  1. Victoria @DazzleWhileFrazzled says

    November 6, 2018 at 9:12 pm

    Super cute! If only we needed such a cute muff in Arizona, LOL.

    Reply
  2. angie says

    November 9, 2018 at 9:15 pm

    love these yes they do keep one really warm and they look so super cute thanks for sharing.

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  3. The Freshman Cook says

    November 11, 2018 at 7:39 pm

    How cute! I love anything that will keep me warm, and this is such a great idea! Love the idea of making it go around the neck~so clever! Thank you for sharing at Celebrate It!

    Reply
  4. Brenda West says

    December 6, 2018 at 10:18 am

    This is just adorable!

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